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“My EA Senescence” by Michael_PJ
Manage episode 514917256 series 3281452
I have some claim to be an “old hand” EA:[1]
- I was in the room when the creation Giving What We Can was announced (although I vacillated about joining for quite a while)
- I first went to EA Global in 2015
- I worked on a not-very successful EA project for a while
But I have not really been much involved in the community since about 2020. The interesting thing about this is that my withdrawal from the community has nothing to do with disagreements, personal conflicts, or FTX. I still pretty much agree with most “orthodox EA” positions, and I think that both the idea of EA and the movement remain straightforwardly good and relevant.
Hence why I describe the process as “senescence”: intellectually and philosophically I am still on board and I still donate, I just… don’t particularly want to participate beyond that.
Boredom
I won’t sugar-coat [...]
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Outline:
(01:00) Boredom
(04:05) What do I have to offer?
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First published:
October 19th, 2025
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rJqQGD2z2DaupCbZE/my-ea-senescence
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
257 episodes
Manage episode 514917256 series 3281452
I have some claim to be an “old hand” EA:[1]
- I was in the room when the creation Giving What We Can was announced (although I vacillated about joining for quite a while)
- I first went to EA Global in 2015
- I worked on a not-very successful EA project for a while
But I have not really been much involved in the community since about 2020. The interesting thing about this is that my withdrawal from the community has nothing to do with disagreements, personal conflicts, or FTX. I still pretty much agree with most “orthodox EA” positions, and I think that both the idea of EA and the movement remain straightforwardly good and relevant.
Hence why I describe the process as “senescence”: intellectually and philosophically I am still on board and I still donate, I just… don’t particularly want to participate beyond that.
Boredom
I won’t sugar-coat [...]
---
Outline:
(01:00) Boredom
(04:05) What do I have to offer?
---
First published:
October 19th, 2025
Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rJqQGD2z2DaupCbZE/my-ea-senescence
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
257 episodes
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